In the days of Abram we meet with the names of Chedorlaomer, king of El am, andAmraphel, king of Shinar. (kd??rl??mr, -l??-) (KEY) , in the Bible, king of Elam. With him were a llied Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; and Tidal, ?א¹k ing of nations.?א They attacked the Cities of the Plain and were pursued and slain by Abraham. <http://www Dan 3. A town in the far north of Canaan, called after the tribe that event ually settled there, but referred to anachronistically in Genesis 14:14 in connection with Abraham's pursuit of Chedorlaomer and his allies.